Andra Day prays through nervousness ahead of Super Bowl performance
Andra Day normally deals with with nervousness before any big show — especially in front of her peers
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Andra Day normally deals with with nervousness before any big show — especially in front of her peers. But the Grammy winner eventually leans on prayer to settle her anxiety.
On Sunday, Day will certainly use the same approach before she graces the Super Bowl stage as a pregame performer. She's set to perform “ Lift Every Voice and Sing ” ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs matchup against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium.
“I'm a praying person. I'm a deeply spiritual person. Prayer is huge," the soul singer told The Associated Press Thursday afternoon. Along with Day's performance, other pregame performers include country music star Reba McEntire who will sing the national anthem, while Post Malone will perform “America the Beautiful.” Usher is the featured halftime performer.
Day certainly belongs. Last week, she earned a standing ovation after her performance at the Recording Academy's Black Music Collective event in Los Angeles. A couple days later at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy gala, she performed “That's What Friends Are For” and “What the World Needs Now is Love” onstage with Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Keyshia Cole and Frederic Yonnet.
